Abstract:
:The surgical approach to liver injury depends on a clear and concise characterization of the wound. Blunt trauma can produce devastating wounds that disrupt hepatic venous drainage. Atrial caval shunting remains a useful technique for Grade V liver wounds. Liver packing may be necessary if diffuse lobar injury, acidosis, hypothermia, and coagulapathy are present. The general surgeon must have a wide array of surgical options that can be used for various combinations of injury. This article proposes that operatively identified retrohepatic hematomas, which remain unchanged after a period of observation, should be left undisturbed. Data supporting this approach, from a series of cases managed nonoperatively, are presented.
journal_name
J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Walker MLsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
29-32issue
1eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
86pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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doi:
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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doi:
更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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doi:
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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doi:
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
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journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
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